Jossiah Surname
Approximately 364 people bear this surname
Jossiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jossiah (358) may also be a first name.
Jossiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jossiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jossiah is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jossiah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 778,856th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Jossiah reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Jossiah is also the 460,276th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 358 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Aside from Malawi Jossiah exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jossiaha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Josiah | 92 | 41,743 | / |
| Jossia | 92 | 16 | / |
| Jossias | 86 | 15,560 | / |
| Joshiah | 86 | 77 | / |
| Josiaha | 86 | 30 | / |
| Johsiah | 86 | 8 | / |
| Jojsiah | 86 | 5 | / |
| Josciah | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yossiah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Josiash | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jhosiah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ojosiah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hjosiah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Josihah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Josshia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jassiah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Josia | 83 | 8,809 | / |
| Josaiyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Joussiha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Josaaiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Joussiap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Josias | 77 | 10,643 | / |
| Joshia | 77 | 340 | / |
| Jasiah | 77 | 97 | / |
| Joseah | 77 | 58 | / |
| Yosiah | 77 | 50 | / |
| Josiha | 77 | 35 | / |
| Ijosia | 77 | 11 | / |
| Josiap | 77 | 10 | / |
| Yossia | 77 | 8 | / |
| Iosiah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Jousia | 77 | 6 | / |
| Josioh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ejosia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Josiat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jiosia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Josiad | 77 | 3 | / |
| Joosia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ojosia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jossea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eosiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Josiaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jassia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Joscia | 77 | 0 | / |
| Yassiah | 71 | 78 | / |
| Josihad | 71 | 52 | / |
| Josaiya | 71 | 31 | / |
| Jatsiah | 71 | 11 | / |
| Joutsia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Josihay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Josayia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Joseyia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Joushia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ijosgia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeasiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yossiho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eassiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yosia | 67 | 3,796 | / |
| Jasia | 67 | 573 | / |
| Josea | 67 | 284 | / |
| Iosia | 67 | 181 | / |
| Josya | 67 | 28 | / |
| Josja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yoshiaha | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jossiah
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